Full Arts Commission Meeting

Monday, April 1, 2024

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    Overview

    Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person at the location listed above.

    Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in person at the physical meeting location listed above or remotely on SFGovTV. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person will have an opportunity to provide up to three minutes of public comment on every agenda item.

    Arts Commissioners: Charles Collins, President; Janine Shiota, Vice President; JD Beltran, J. Riccardo Benavides, Seth Brenzel, Patrick Carney, Suzie Ferras, Mahsa Hakimi, Yiying Lu, Nabiel Musleh, Jessica Rothschild, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Kimberlee Stryker, Sue Diamond, ex officio (non-voting)

    Agenda

    1. Call to Order, Roll Call, Agenda Changes, Land Acknowledgment
      • Call to order 
      • Roll call / Confirmation of quorum 
      • Agenda Changes 
      • Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgement 

        The San Francisco Arts Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. As a department dedicated to promoting a diverse and equitable Arts and Culture environment in San Francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the American Indian community.
    2. Approval of Minutes

      Discussion and Possible Action  

      Discussion and possible action to approve March 4, 2024, Draft Minutes  
       
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

      Explanatory Document: March 4, 2024, Draft Minutes

    3. General Public Comment

      Discussion 
       
      (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.) 

    4. Director’s Report

      Discussion 
       
      Current administrative, budgetary, legislative and programming developments and announcements. 
       
      Staff Presenter: Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington   

      Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

    5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
      1. Civic Design Committee – Kimberlee Stryker, Chair  

        1. Civic Design Committee Report  
          Discussion 
           
          Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 
           
          Report from the Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Projects.

      2. Visual Arts Committee  – Suzie Ferras, Chair 

        1. Community Investment Committee Report
          Discussion 
           
          Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 
           
          Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program. 

      3. Executive Committee – Chuck Collins, Chair 

        1. Executive Committee Report
          Discussion

          Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

          Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    6. SFAC Galleries Mentorship & Exhibition Fellowship

      Discussion  

      Staff Presenter: Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez, Director of Galleries and Public Programs  
        
      Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes  

      Presentation of the Mentorship & Exhibition Fellowship, a new program at SFAC Galleries 
        
      Explanatory Document:

    7. Consent Calendar

      Discussion and possible action 
       
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

      The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a commissioner.  

      1. Motion to approve the March  18, 2024, Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes.  
      2. Motion to approve the March 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes. 
      3. Motion to approve the March 27, 2024, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes.

        Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (March 18, 2024, link to agenda) 
        Action
         
      4. Motion to approve changing regular Civic Design Review Committee Meeting location, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125 to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 416.  The meeting will continue to occur on the third Monday of each month, at 2:00 p.m.   
         
      5. Motion to approve Phase 1 for San Francisco International Airport Terminal 3 West Modernization 
         
      6. Motion to approve Phase 3 for Gene Friend Recreation Center 
         
      7. Motion to approve Plaque Review for 6th Street Commemorative Plaques 
         
      8. Motion to approve Phase 3 Review for Treasure Island – Stage 2 Utility Enclosure

        Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 20, 2024, link to agenda) 
        Action
         
      9. Motion to approve "Portal", four mural designs by Mike Ritch. The mural will be installed on four utility boxes at St. Francisco Circle, at the intersection of West Portal, Sloat, Portola, and Junipero Serra in District 7. The four mural measures approximately 72 in. h by 44 ½ in. w by 29 in. d; 57 in. h by 12 in. w by 13 in. d; 72 in. h by 116 in. w by 30 in. d; and 48 in. h by 17 in. w by 17 in. d, respectively. The artwork is funded by an Avenue Greenlight grant held by the San Francisco Park Alliance and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. 
         
      10. Motion to approve "Together on Taraval", a mural design by Twin Walls Mural Company. The mural will be installed at 1155 Taraval St. in District 4. The mural measures approximately 8 ft. 10 in. to 12 ft. tall by 30 ft. 2 in. wide. The artwork is funded by the SF New Deal, Department of Planning, OEWD, and Shared Spaces Program and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. 
         
      11. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.6.a-p, "Advice from My 80-Year Old Self," 2015, Digital print on archival rag paper, suite of 16 prints, edition 19/30, measuring H27 7/8 in. x W17 in. each, by Susan O’Malley. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219. 
         
      12. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.10, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #1)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      13. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.11, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #2)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      14. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.12, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #3)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      15. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.13, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #4)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      16. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.14, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #5)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      17. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.15, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #6)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      18. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.16, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #7)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      19. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.17, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #8)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241. 
         
      20. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.52, "Oh?," 2015, Oil on linen over birch panel, measures H40 in. x W30 in. each, by John Bankston. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219. 
         
      21. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.53, "Setting the Scene," 2015, Oil on linen over birch panel, measures H40 in. x W30 in. each, by John Bankston. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219. 
         
      22. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.18, "Painting (12.16.08), 2008," Oil based pigments on gessoed linen, measures H96 ft. x W108 ft. x D2 in., by Oliver Lee Jackson. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 1001-18-324. 
         
      23. Motion to change the regular Visual Arts Committee Meeting location and time, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125, every third Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 416, to every third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m.  
         
      24. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an honorarium in the amount of $9,000 to Shirin Makaremi to be a mentor of the two selected mentorship and exhibition fellowship artists for the period of March – June 2024. 
         
      25. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Shirin Makaremi for the development of the of the fellowship exhibition (title TBD) and public programs to be held in the SFAC Main Gallery from September 26 – December 14, 2024.  
         
      26. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a fellowship honorarium in the amount of $9,500 to Shirin Khalatbari and $9,500 to Sun Park for the period of March – June 2024. 
         
      27. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the artist honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Shirin Khalatbari and $5,000 to Sun Park for the development of artwork for the fellowship exhibition (Title TBD) to be held in the SFAC Main Gallery from September 26 – December 14, 2024. 
          
      28. Motion to approve "GROW", a temporary installation by artists Laura Hapka and Brian Singer consisting of a grid of 8 trees, with each tree surrounded by scaffolding holding up letters: ‘G’, ‘R’, ‘O’, and ‘W’ constructed out of living moss, to be located at Proxy located near the intersection of Octavia Blvd & Hayes Street in Hayes Valley. Pending final approval from the Department of Real Estate. The installation measures H60 in. x W60 in. x D60 in. will be on display from April 19 – May 8, 2024, with all funding from the Goldman Environmental Foundation. The work will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. 
         
      29. Motion to approve the Project Plan for 11th and Natoma Park. 
         
      30. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Kirti Bassendine for the 2024 Art on Market Street Poster Series.  
         
      31. Motion to approve as installed Whorl Whirl: Our Circular Nature (2024) a painted aluminum and stainless steel sculpture by Norie Sato on the façade of the new Headworks Facility of the Southeast Treatment Center. The artwork ranges in height from 27 ft. 6 in. to 30 ft. 6 in. tall, is up to 2 ft. deep, and approximately 335 feet wide.

        Executive Committee Recommendations (March 27, 2024, link to agenda) 
        Action
         
      32. Motion to change the regular Executive Committee Meeting location, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125 to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 408.  The meeting will continue to occur on the fourth Wednesday of each month, at 1:00 p.m. 
         
      33. Motion to approve the waiver of grant solicitation to award the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBT Historical Society) up to $240,000 to coordinate neighborhood and site-specific due diligence efforts, encompassing the specific cultural competencies, programmatic, spatial and revenue generation requirements of a permanent, financially sustainable LGBTQ+ history museum and archive, as permitted by Administrative Code Section 21G.9 when a public purpose may reasonably be accomplished by one particular Grantee. 
         
      34. Motion to approve to approve the following artists for the StreetSmARTS Mural Program Artist Pool as recommended by the Artist Review Panel. The pool will be valid for a two-year period, expiring at the end of Fiscal Year 2026:  
        1AM Projects / Daniel Pan   
        Adrian Arias   
        Bay Area Mural Program / Andre Jones   
        Nico Berry   
        Timothy Bluitt   
        Nora Bruhn   
        Christopher Burch   
        Juan Manuel Carmona   
        Amir Fallah   
        Amos Goldbaum   
        Chris Granillo   
        Vida Kuang   
        Alice Lee   
        Fei Fei Lin   
        Olivia Losee-Unger   
        Amanda Lynn   
        Fernanda Martinez   
        Carmen McNall   
        Lindsey Millikan   
        Robert Minervini   
        Desi Mundo   
        John Osgood   
        Nathan Phelps   
        Joshua Powell   
        Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc. / Susan Cervantes   
        Josue Rojas   
        Erika Rosendale   
        Harumo Sato   
        Gaelen Smith   
        Nigel Sussman   
        Claudio Talavera-Ballon   
        Talking Walls / Cameron Moberg    
        Ximena Zhao

    8. New Business and Announcements

      Discussion  
       
      (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)

    9. Adjournment

      Action

    Date & Time

    Monday, April 1, 2024
    2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

    Arts Commission

    San Francisco Arts Commission
    San Francisco City Hall
    1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
    San Francisco, CA 94102
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    Documents

    April 1, 2024, Full Arts Commission Agenda

    April 1, 2024, Slide Deck - Full Commission

    April,1 2024, Full Commission Minutes

    Notices

    Timestamp

    Timestamp

    Agenda posted, March 28, 2024, 2:41pm, md

    Minutes posted, April 15, 2024, 9:50am, md

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    Accessible Meeting Policy

    Accessible Meeting Policy

    Accessible Meeting Policy 
    Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Commission Secretary Manraj Dhaliwal at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2247, manraj.dhaliwal@sfgov.org. Late requests will be honored if possible. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.
     
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    Disability Access 

    Disability Access 

    To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Manraj Dhaliwal at manraj.dhaliwal@sfgov.org or 415-252-2247, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

    Instructions to view the meeting remotely

    Instructions to view the meeting remotely

    SFGovTV:  
    To watch the meeting go to: SFGovTV.

    NOTE: The San Francisco Arts Commission is discontinuing remote public comment for all public meetings starting in December 2023. Public comment will be taken in-person, with remote access provided for those who require an ADA accommodation. Requests for accommodation must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, pursuant to Administrative Code Section 97.7. Late requests will be honored if possible. Please reach out to art-info@sfgov.org or by calling 415-252-2255 with any questions or to make an accommodation request.

    NOTE: The San Francisco Arts Commission is discontinuing remote public comment for all public meetings starting in December 2023. Public comment will be taken in-person, with remote access provided for those who require an ADA accommodation. Requests for accommodation must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, pursuant to Administrative Code Section 97.7. Late requests will be honored if possible. Please reach out to art-info@sfgov.org or by calling 415-252-2255 with any questions or to make an accommodation request.

    Public Comment

    Public Comment

    Public comment in regard to specific agenda items will be taken before or during consideration of the item. Each speaker may speak for up to three minutes per agenda item, unless the Chair has announced a different length of time at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers may not transfer their time to another person.

    Persons who speak during the public comment period at today’s meeting of the Arts Commission may supply a brief written summary of the comments to be included in the minutes if it is 150 words or less, to art-info@sfgov.org. The Arts Commission may reject the summary if it exceeds the prescribed word limit or is not an accurate summary of the speaker’s public comment. 

    Persons unable to attend an Arts Commission meeting may submit correspondence to the Arts Commission in connection with an agenda item. The Commission Secretary will post these documents adjacent to the agenda if they are one page in length. If they are longer than one page, the Arts Commission will make such documents available for public inspection and copying. Please note, correspondence submitted to the Arts Commission will NOT be read aloud during the meeting.  Names and addresses included in these submittals will be public. Submittals may be made anonymously. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to art-info@sfgov.org by 5:00 p.m. before the date of the meeting to ensure comments are shared with commissioners ahead of the meeting. 

    NOTE: The San Francisco Arts Commission is discontinuing remote public comment for all public meetings starting in December 2023. Public comment will be taken in-person, with remote access provided for those who require an ADA accommodation. Requests for accommodation must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, pursuant to Administrative Code Section 97.7. Late requests will be honored if possible.  For meetings scheduled on Mondays, please submit requests by 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday. Please reach out to art-info@sfgov.org or by calling 415-252-2255 with any questions or to make an accommodation request

    Agenda Item Information/Materials Available

    Agenda Item Information/Materials Available

    The meetings of the Executive Committee will be held in “hybrid format” with the meeting occurring in-person at the War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 125 and available to view on WebEx.  

    Agenda Item Information / Materials Available
    Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:
    1) Department or Agency or report;
    2) Public correspondence;
    3) Other explanatory documents.

    Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available only electronically at https://www.sf.gov/departments/executive-committee-arts-commission, please contact: Commission Secretary Manraj Dhaliwal at manraj.dhaliwal@sfgov.org or 415-252-2247. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission. 

    Meeting procedures

    Meeting procedures

    1. Agenda items will normally be heard in order. Please note, that on occasion a special circumstance may necessitate that an agenda item be taken out of order. To ensure that an agenda item is not missed, it is advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. All agenda changes will be announced by the Chair at the top of the meeting. 

    2. Public comment will be taken before or during the Committee’s consideration of each agenda item. Each speaker will be allowed to speak for the time allotted by the Chair at the top of the meeting or up to three (3) minutes.  

    3. During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commissioners on matters that are within the Arts Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on the agenda. 

    4. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a brief written summary of their comments, which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the official file. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to art-info@sfgov.org

    5. Persons attending the meeting and those unable to attend may submit written comments regarding the subject of the meeting. Such comments will be made part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the committee. Written comments should be submitted to Arts Commission staff via email to art-info@sfgov.org by 5:00 p.m. before the date of the meeting. Please note that names and addresses included in these submittals will become part of the public record. Submittals may be made anonymously. Written public comment submitted to SFAC staff will not be read aloud during the meeting. Communications not received prior to the meeting may be delivered to SFAC staff and will be shared with the commissioners.

    Lobbyist registration and reporting requirements

    Lobbyist registration and reporting requirements

    Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100-2.160) to register and report lobbying activity.

    For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415/252-3100, fax 415/252-3112 and sfethics.org

    Electronic devices prohibited

    Electronic devices prohibited

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